FYI, I fixed it in Debian Wheezy(6.3+svn3990-1~bpo70+1) and Ubuntu 14.04 (6.2+svn3841-1.2) by changing "http" to "https":
# update-smart-drivedb /var/lib/smartmontools/drivedb/drivedb.h.error: rejected by /usr/sbin/smartctl, probably no longer compatible # sed "s/SRCEXPR='http/SRCEXPR='https/g" -i $(which update-smart- drivedb) # update-smart-drivedb /var/lib/smartmontools/drivedb/drivedb.h updated from branches/RELEASE_6_2_DRIVEDB -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1209085 Title: update-smart-drivedb uses old download link To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/smartmontools/+bug/1209085/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs